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Nope. I was 11 years old and I defy you to take your 11 year old self in that situation and do it differently.

rvo 9y ago
of course I wouldnt be too different. I'm just saying you should talk to someone about this. Isn't it good that you didn't have access to guns? So why not just repeal the 2A?
- reitanqild 9y ago
  There's a few options between not shaving at all and removing the nose together with the eyebrows. Teaching gun culture and demanding gun safes (like it's done around here) would probably be a safer and more efficient route.
  - rvo 9y ago
    > Teaching gun culture and demanding gun safes (like it's done around here) would probably be a safer and more efficient route. That can be done and the 2A can also be repealed (gun ownership doesnt need to be a "right"). Why not do both?
    - reitanqild 9y ago
      Because just getting the authorities to respect your rights is hard. If it wasn't a right then it would suddenly be worthless in many districts. Here's some middle ground: Mandatory training. Around here it is provided by hunters organizations, often at cost price. Background checks by police + recommendation by hunter organization or the equivalent of NRA.
    - sathackr 9y ago
      If the 'rights' that this country was practically founded with don't need to be 'rights' -- then you should propose just eliminating the constitution in general. Why do we need a 'right' to be free of unreasonable search and seizures? Why does the freedom of speech have to be a right? I'm sure what's left of the government will act in the best interest of the entire country. And surely all the guns will just cease to exist after our right to legally bear them is repealed. Gangsters, teenage boys, drug dealers, they will all happily turn in their guns and promise not to get any more.
monksy 9y ago
I can't speak for rvo. However, I'm legitimately concerned from what you wrote and that you've carried this on you since you were 11. Please, talk to someone (like a consuelor or a therapist) and work it out. Bullies do exist. Sometimes, they teach you something, and sometimes they're just bullies. (I'm not excusing their behavior).
giardini 9y ago
nickbauman says>" I defy you to take your 11 year old self in that situation and do it differently." This is such an odd statement. The time is past, the actions have occurred; they cannot be redone. All that remains are your memories and emotions, which can be changed. Everyone is different and no two people handle a situation in the same way. Its too bad that you were unable to get good advice and/or consolation at the time. But maybe, with some counseling, or discussion with friends, you can revisit this bad experience and others and change how you feel about them and yourself.

rvo 9y ago

of course I wouldnt be too different. I'm just saying you should talk to someone about this. Isn't it good that you didn't have access to guns? So why not just repeal the 2A?

reitanqild 9y ago
There's a few options between not shaving at all and removing the nose together with the eyebrows. Teaching gun culture and demanding gun safes (like it's done around here) would probably be a safer and more efficient route.
- rvo 9y ago
  > Teaching gun culture and demanding gun safes (like it's done around here) would probably be a safer and more efficient route. That can be done and the 2A can also be repealed (gun ownership doesnt need to be a "right"). Why not do both?
  - reitanqild 9y ago
    Because just getting the authorities to respect your rights is hard. If it wasn't a right then it would suddenly be worthless in many districts. Here's some middle ground: Mandatory training. Around here it is provided by hunters organizations, often at cost price. Background checks by police + recommendation by hunter organization or the equivalent of NRA.
  - sathackr 9y ago
    If the 'rights' that this country was practically founded with don't need to be 'rights' -- then you should propose just eliminating the constitution in general. Why do we need a 'right' to be free of unreasonable search and seizures? Why does the freedom of speech have to be a right? I'm sure what's left of the government will act in the best interest of the entire country. And surely all the guns will just cease to exist after our right to legally bear them is repealed. Gangsters, teenage boys, drug dealers, they will all happily turn in their guns and promise not to get any more.

monksy 9y ago

I can't speak for rvo. However, I'm legitimately concerned from what you wrote and that you've carried this on you since you were 11. Please, talk to someone (like a consuelor or a therapist) and work it out. Bullies do exist. Sometimes, they teach you something, and sometimes they're just bullies. (I'm not excusing their behavior).

giardini 9y ago

nickbauman says>" I defy you to take your 11 year old self in that situation and do it differently." This is such an odd statement. The time is past, the actions have occurred; they cannot be redone. All that remains are your memories and emotions, which can be changed. Everyone is different and no two people handle a situation in the same way. Its too bad that you were unable to get good advice and/or consolation at the time. But maybe, with some counseling, or discussion with friends, you can revisit this bad experience and others and change how you feel about them and yourself.